"When the lights come on in the theater, my wife looks to see if I cried or not"
Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, is answering a question about his real personality in a YouTube video titled "Seok-yeol Hyung's Restaurant," released on the evening of the 31st. Photo by YouTube channel 'Yoon Seok-yeol' video capture
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Soyoung] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, described his true personality as "someone who often cries when watching movies alone and has difficulty expressing hurt feelings to others."
On the evening of the 31st, in a video titled "Seokyeol Hyung's Promise for Working Moms" released on his YouTube channel 'Seokyeol Hyung's Diner,' Yoon responded to a working mom's question, "You have a warm appearance, but is your actual personality like that or do you have a strong temperament?"
He said, "I often get very emotional and cry near the end of movies, and when the lights come on in the theater, my wife looks to see whether I cried or not."
He added, "During my time as a prosecutor, I handled cases known to the public, so many photos were taken of me," and explained, "The media probably picks the strongest photo among them to use."
He continued, "There is a personal life, and there are responsibilities to fulfill as a public official," adding, "Because I handled public duties according to principles, people say I am firm and strong, but I was just doing what needed to be done."
In response to a working mom's question, "Do you really not know about housing subscription savings accounts?" he said, "I mentioned at a debate that I don’t have a house, so I haven’t opened a subscription savings account. It’s impossible not to know about it," and firmly stated, "Many issues arise because of subscription savings accounts. Since I don’t have a house, it’s illogical to subscribe for housing."
To a working woman who expressed the responsibility and burden as a team leader, he said, "That’s how team members learn a lot," and smiled, "I also worked under very strict bosses and learned a lot. I thought I was gentle and kind to my juniors as a boss, but they say it was tough."
He also shared an anecdote from a meeting where he asked, "Do you think I’m nagging you? I let you do as you want. What’s so hard about that?" and his subordinates replied, "Ah, you subtly make us compete, so it’s really tough."
After hearing about the hardships of working moms, Yoon revealed, "My mother stopped giving lectures at school when I entered elementary school," and added, "My mother doesn’t regret it, but as I’ve gotten older, I often think she should have just continued her work."
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